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Carer Case Studies

The following case studies are based on real life situations faced by real carers, names have been changed to protect the identity of the individuals. Case studies help us to demonstrate the impact we have made to carers lives and illustrate the type of support we can offer. We are always on the look out for new case studies and would like any carers who have received our support to come forward and put their story accross. For further information please get in touch here.

 

John & Colin – Father and son carers

John and his father Colin initially approached Gateshead Carers regarding a Blue Badge application for John’s mother Maureen. Colin is primary carer for his wife Maureen, but due to his age and deteriorating health Colin is supported in his caring role by their son, John. Read more…

man and woman embracing each other Mark – Working & caring for his wife

Mark and Lisa had just arrived home with their second baby Emma. Lisa had a difficult pregnancy but Emma was now thriving and the couple were delighted. A few weeks later Lisa had some problems breast feeding and within a fortnight she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Read more…

old lady carerKaren – Carer to her elderly mother

Maggie had always been the matriarch of the family and loved nothing more than cooking a big family meal for everyone on a Sunday. Karen had always helped her mum with the shopping and began to notice that her cleaning standards had slipped, she also noticed that her mum was more accident prone. Read more…

EllaPolishCarerElla – Carer from the Polish community

Ella is a member of the Gateshead Polish community and received support from Gateshead Carers Association after she attended one of our Polish Carer drop-in sessions. Ella looks after her 83 year old mum who has dementia and general ill health. Read more…

oldwomancarerDorothy – Alcohol & substance misuse carer

Dorothy watched as he daughter’s life spiralled out of control through her misuse of drugs and alcohol. When the inevitable happend and her daughter tried to take her own life, help became available, but no one asked how Dorothy was coping.  Read more…

Young adult carers 9Jamie – Young adult carer

Jamie left school at the age of 14 to look after his mother which meant he lost out on achieving basic GCSE qualifications.  Unlike the rest of his school friends he had no qualifications to show for being his mam’s main carer. Read more…

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